Colonial Williamsburg among TRAVEL+LEISURE’s Top Family Spring Break Destinations

Williamsburg, VA March 2, 2011

TRAVEL+LEISURE names Colonial Williamsburg one of the nation’s top family Spring Break destinations for 2011. This is the fifth time in four months the magazine has touted Colonial Williamsburg as a must-see for families. The most recent piece calls out Colonial Williamsburg’s 18th-century brickyard, located between the celebrated Peyton Randolph House and the Cabinetmaker’s shop. Here, the whole family can stomp clay as part of making authentic-style bricks used in the reconstruction of local historic sites such as Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop and Public Armoury and R. Charlton’s Coffeehouse.

Bringing this historic Spring Break experience full-circle is Colonial Williamsburg’s Spring Bounce Package, available for stays March 18 –June 16, 2011. Starting at $305 per night for a family of four, the three-day/two-night package includes:
• Nightly accommodations at the Williamsburg Woodlands, an Official Colonial Williamsburg Hotel
• Three-in-one tickets for unlimited general admission to Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and Art Museums, Busch Gardens and Water Country USA, valid for up to seven consecutive days

Package pricing is based on a two-night stay in a standard guest room for two adults and two children (under age 17), with Sunday-Wednesday arrival. Rates vary with check-in day. Admission to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA is contingent upon park schedules.

This spring marks new and exciting programming with Colonial Williamsburg, making it an ideal time for families to visit. From learning the rural trades at Great Hopes Plantation to playing games and trying chores at the Benjamin Powell House that kids would have done in the 18th century, Colonial Williamsburg has something for everyone in this spring. When the sun sets, the Historic Area will be “Live after Five” with a robust schedule of evening programs spanning storytelling and ghost tours to cresset lighting, music and dancing.

From leisurely carriage rides down Duke of Gloucester Street to cheerful tavern dining, families are invited to become part of the story. With the Spring Bounce Package, a memorable family Spring Break vacation is now even more affordable and another reason to visit Colonial Williamsburg.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is an interactive not-for-profit educational institution and cultural destination dedicated to the preservation, restoration, interpretation, and presentation of 18th-century Williamsburg, VA. The Foundation’s mission “that the future may learn from the past” extends from within the Historic Area to the first-class Colonial Williamsburg Hotels experience to lecture series in and out of Williamsburg. With the award-winning Revolutionary City®, Colonial Williamsburg demonstrates its undertaking to expand its thought-provoking programming as well as its dedication to cultural and historical authenticity. Guests are invited to be part of the story as they enjoy: educational and entertaining programming in the Historic Area and at the Colonial Williamsburg Art Museums; the WILLIAMSBURG brand and shopping experience, offering a variety of home products inspired by the destination; The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg; the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club; fine dining; and the Colonial Williamsburg Hotels.

― Be part of the story at colonialwilliamsburg.com―

Amelie Bruzat
Missy Farren & Associates, Ltd.
33 East 33rd Street, #905
New York, NY 10016
212-528-1691
abruzat@mfaltd.com

This release was published on openPR.